Bradypodion setaroi
Silhouette: T. Michael Keesey (from a photograph by Frank Glaw, Jörn Köhler, Ted M. Townsend & Miguel Vences) · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Setaro's dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion setaroi) is a species of lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The specific name, setaroi, is in honor of Gordon Setaro who collected the holotype with Raw. With a total length (including tail) of about 10 cm (3.9 in), B. setaroi is one of the smallest of all the dwarf chameleons. It has a reduced throat crest and a tail that is longer than the body in males, and shorter than the body in females.
B. setaroi is endemic to South Africa, where it is restricted to coastal dune forests in northern Kwazulu Natal. It adapts well to suburban gardens, but domestic cats — as introduced predators — will usually kill all chameleons in the immediate area.
Raw LRG (1976). "A survey of the dwarf chameleons of Natal, South Africa, with description of three new species". Durban Museum Novitates 11 (7): 139–161. (Bradypodion setaroi, new species). Search for Distribution of Bradypodion setaroi Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 43 reptiles we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, September and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against about 10% in May, July–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon is recorded against all the reptiles logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (57 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
